Scarlet witch

Format: Commander

Commander: The Scarlet Witch

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This mono-red spellslinger deck utilizes The Scarlet Witch to discount high-mana-value instants and sorceries, transforming expensive draw and treasure spells into hyper-efficient velocity engines. The strategy focuses on establishing cheap noncombat damage pingers such as Guttersnipe, Fiery Inscription, and Firebrand Archer before chaining multiple spells in a single turn. By leveraging burst mana from Mana Geyser and Storm-Kiln Artist alongside mass graveyard access from Past in Flames, Festival of Embers, and Will of the Jeskai, the deck generates enough spell casts and copy triggers to burn out all opponents simultaneously on turn 6. The deck's primary strength lies in its high redundancy of burn outlets and explosive card draw. However, it remains vulnerable to targeted creature removal, graveyard hate, and a general lack of stack protection against opposing interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Apex of Power
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Aria of Flame
  • 1 Asgardian Inspiration
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chandra, Hope's Beacon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Double Vision
  • 1 Doublecast
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Electrodominance
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 Elemental Eruption
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fervent Mastery
  • 1 Festival of Embers
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Finale of Promise
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Ignite the Future
  • 1 Increasing Vengeance
  • 1 Inspired Tinkering
  • 1 Jaya's Immolating Inferno
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat
  • 1 Longshot, Rebel Bowman
  • 1 Magmaquake
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 32 Mountain
  • 1 Ore-Rich Stalactite // Cosmium Catalyst
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Pirate's Pillage
  • 1 Pyromancer's Goggles
  • 1 Repeated Reverberation
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 The Scarlet Witch
  • 1 The Vision
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Vision
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wiccan, Young Avenger
  • 1 Will of the Jeskai
  • 1 Young Pyromancer